{"id":1323411,"date":"2025-11-21T10:23:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T08:23:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/ali-baba-and-the-diplomatic-veil\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:23:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T08:23:43","slug":"ali-baba-and-the-diplomatic-veil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/ali-baba-and-the-diplomatic-veil\/","title":{"rendered":"Ali Baba and the Diplomatic Veil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Source: Author&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rostyslav.pavlenko\/posts\/pfbid0mtN8os16ZdpbJHvMjavw9fqyDiNHoQLmzYa4VzgwhNwPJWeprjWrzV5GoHoBpxVSl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a> page<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <strong>If you read the news about Volodymyr Zelenskyy&#8217;s turbulent foreign policy activities this week, you can notice several interesting and telling details.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> It is difficult to see who from the government, and even the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, participated in the commemorative visits and signing of documents. But Yermak is everywhere.<\/p>\n<p> Against this background, it is important to pay attention to what documents were signed during the tour &#8211; for a second, of the President of Ukraine &#8211; &#8220;to warm countries&#8221;:<\/p>\n<p> ### Greece<br \/> \u2013 Letter of intent on cooperation in the field of natural gas supply for the 2025\u20132026 heating season between NJSC &#8220;Naftogaz of Ukraine&#8221; and DEPA Commercial.<\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"shortcode-also\" data-title=\"Read also\" >\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/ali-baba-from-bankova-and-the-forty-thieves-how-the-government-turned-the-state-into-a-cave\/\">Ali Baba on Bankova: How the Government Made the State Its Personal Treasure Cave<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n<p> ### France<br \/> \u2013 Declaration of Intent between Ukraine and France on Cooperation in the Acquisition of Defense Equipment (Historic Defense Declaration).<br \/> \u2013 Additional intergovernmental protocols\/memorandums to implement this declaration, in particular regarding technical assistance and prospects for joint production (the content is not detailed enough in public sources).<\/p>\n<p> ### Spain<br \/> \u2013 Defense Memorandum between Ukraine and Spain (for 3 years).<br \/> \u2013 Memorandum on countering Russian disinformation.<br \/> \u2013 Memorandum of Cooperation in the Tourism Sector between the Ministry of Industry and Tourism of Spain and the State Agency for Tourism Development of Ukraine (DART).<br \/> \u2013 Letter of intent to sign an agreement on technical and financial cooperation between Ukraine and the Kingdom of Spain.<br \/> \u2013 Memorandum on mechanisms of bilateral economic and financial cooperation.<br \/> \u2013 Memorandum of Understanding on Industrial Cooperation in the Field of Security and Defense between Spanish Companies and the Ukrainian Company &#8220;Praktika&#8221;.<\/p>\n\t\t<aside class=\"shortcode-also\" data-title=\"Read also\" data-right>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/witkoff-and-yermaks-meeting-in-turkey-canceled-due-to-corruption-scandal-journalist\/\">Witkoff and Yermak&#8217;s meeting in Turkey canceled due to corruption scandal &#8211; journalist<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\n<p> None of the published reports contain information about the signing of individual new bilateral intergovernmental agreements in Turkey &#8211; there were mainly political consultations and discussions of joint projects without formal signing of papers at the end of the week.<\/p>\n<p> Declarations, letters of intent, memoranda.<\/p>\n<p> Did I forget anything? Please add in the comments \u2013 this is the case when I really want to be wrong.<\/p>\n<p> This is Ali-Yermak&#8217;s diplomacy. A curly smokescreen, informational pretexts &#8211; and &#8220;unprecedented&#8221; successes. The likes of which have never happened with such leadership.<\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Twitter<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>\u2022 Materials published in the \u201cOPINIONS\u201d section reflect the opinion of the author of the publication, who bears full responsibility for the accuracy of the information.<\/em><\/span><br \/> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>\u2022 The editorial staff of prm.ua may not share the opinions expressed in the author&#8217;s material.<\/em><\/span><br \/> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><em>\u2022 The owner of the webpage in the \u201cOPINIONS\u201d section is the author of the publication.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Author&#8217;s Facebook page If you read the news about Volodymyr Zelenskyy&#8217;s turbulent foreign policy activities this week, you can notice several interesting and telling details. It is difficult to see who from the government, and even the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, participated in the commemorative visits and signing of documents. But Yermak is everywhere. 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